Join Our Team as a Category Specialist / Technical Supplier Engineer for Iron Casting
We are seeking an individual with a strong commitment to the long-term development of our business, emphasizing collaboration with team members, divisions, and our network. If you are looking for a new challenge with the opportunity to shape and grow a global organization, and if you thrive on driving continuous improvement and change, we invite you to connect with us!
This role reports directly to the Global Category Manager for Iron Casting, located in Baden, Switzerland.
Your Responsibilities:
- Main interface with suppliers concerning technical and quality issues, as well as liaising with procurement and quality management on supplier quality topics.
- Supplier Qualification: Evaluate suppliers’ sand-casting and machining capabilities, and audit their quality management systems and processes.
- Product and Process Qualification/Optimization: Lead cross-functional teams in executing Product and Process Qualification/Optimization (PPQ) for sand-casted components and assemblies according to relevant drawings, process descriptions, and standards. This includes providing technical support to suppliers to ensure compliance with Accelleron Switzerland's technical and quality requirements.
- Approve supplier casting processes through submitted Manufacturing Quality Control Plans and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs).
- Supplier Development: Conduct regular analyses of supplier quality performance, initiate and implement quality improvement programs, perform root cause analyses, and define appropriate risk mitigation measures. Ensure compliance with protocols, policies, and guidelines of the current integrated management system.
- Lead and participate in internal quality meetings, conduct qualitative analyses of delivered sand casting parts, and establish measures to sustainably eliminate deviations from data specifications.
Your Background:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience in sand casting, foundry engineering, or material engineering.
- Fluency in both German and English is essential.
- 5+ years of professional experience as a Casting Expert, Manufacturing Engineer, and/or Supplier Quality Engineer with expertise in sand casting and machining.
- Experience in qualifying and developing suppliers for sand-casted parts for turbochargers using the Product and Process Qualification process similar to PPAP.
- Solid background in quality-specific work across industrial parts or related industries, with a strong command of quality tools such as SPC, MSA, FMEA, APQP, and PPAP. Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt certification is a plus.
- Auditor certification according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, IATF 16949 is advantageous.
- Proficient in problem-solving methods with excellent organizational skills and the ability to perform well under pressure.
- Experience in leading projects and managing virtual cross-functional teams within an international context.
- A self-starter with a driven and independent mindset, strong organizational, strategic, and analytical thinking skills, complemented by leadership qualities and intercultural expertise.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of collaborating effectively with others.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for up to 30-40% of the time.
Your Benefits:
- Attractive compensation and benefits package
- Employee Assistance Program
- Global parental leave program
- Flexible working models
Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.